| 09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
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| 20160060524 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - There is provided a liquid crystal composition containing at least any one of compounds represented by General Formula (i) and at least any one of compounds represented by General Formula (ii). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060525 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTAINING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal composition having positive Δ∈, having a liquid crystal phase in a wide temperature range, having high solubility at low temperatures, having high ODF process compatibility, having a high specific resistance and voltage holding ratio, and being insensitive to heat and light. In order to achieve this object, there is provided a liquid crystal composition containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (i) and at least one compound represented by the following general formula (ii). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060526 | NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT USING SAME - There is provided a positive liquid crystal composition that has a dielectric anisotropy useful as a liquid crystal display material. The liquid crystal composition has a liquid crystal phase in a wide temperature range, a low viscosity, a good solubility at low temperatures, a high resistivity, and a high voltage holding ratio, and is stable to heat and light. Use of this liquid crystal composition can provide a liquid crystal display element that has high displaying quality and is less likely to undergo displaying failures such as burn-in and dropping marks. A liquid crystal display element that employs the liquid crystal composition is useful for an active-matrix-driving liquid crystal display element and can be used for a liquid crystal display element that employs the TN mode, the IPS mode, the FFS mode, or the like. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060527 | COLOR FILTER COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A color filter composition includes a mill base including a pigment, an initiator, and a solvent. The initiator is a compound including an oxime group and a light absorbance unit, as expressed in Formula 1. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060528 | COMPOUNDS AND LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM - The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060529 | Patterned Liquid Crystal Alignment Using Ink-Jet Printed Nanoparticles and Use Thereof to Produce Patterned, Electro-Optically Addressable Devices; Ink-Jet Printable Compositions - Ink-jet printable compositions including nanoparticles capped with a protective layer of hydrocarbon chains and a single solvent exhibiting a single evaporation rate and having a specifically defined viscosity and surface tension that result in uniform and printable alignment layers for liquid crystal materials. Patterned liquid crystal-containing cells are also disclosed including one or more layers including the same or different nanoparticles capped with a protective layer of hydrocarbon chains printed on a surface of a substrate or even another nano-particle-containing layer. Methods for producing the cells are also disclosed, including the step of printing a pattern on one or more portions of a cell surface utilizing a composition comprising the capped nanoparticles. Devices including the cells are also disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060530 | DEVICE CONTAINING A LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a temperature-reactive device for the regulation of light transmission, containing a liquid-crystalline medium and a compound of formula I, capable of promoting or inducing homeotropic alignment to the adjacent liquid crystal medium at a given temperature. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the temperature-dependent control of light transmission through a layer of a liquid-crystalline medium. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060531 | CARBONIZATION DEVICE - The present invention is provided with: a supply feeder that supplies the low-grade charcoal; heating means that heat the low-grade charcoal; a shooter that sends out carbonization gas and generated carbonized charcoal; a reference gas supply source that adds a reference gas to the carbonization gas; a gas concentration measurement device that measures the concentration (Cs) of the reference gas and the concentration (Cc) of carbon dioxide in the mixed gas of the reference gas and the carbonization gas from the shooter; and a computation control device that, on the basis of the concentrations (Cc) and (Cs), the supply flow rate of the reference gas, and the supply weight of the low-grade charcoal, calculates the amount of carbon dioxide generated, determines the carbonization fraction of the low-grade charcoal, and controls a heating means in a manner so as to result in a target carbonization fraction. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060532 | BURN PROFILES FOR COKE OPERATIONS - The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for optimizing the burn profiles for coke ovens, such as horizontal heat recovery ovens. In various embodiments the burn profile is at least partially optimized by controlling air distribution in the coke oven. In some embodiments, the air distribution is controlled according to temperature readings in the coke oven. In particular embodiments, the system monitors the crown temperature of the coke oven. After the crown reaches a particular temperature range the flow of volatile matter is transferred to the sole flue to increase sole flue temperatures throughout the coking cycle. Embodiments of the present technology include an air distribution system having a plurality of crown air inlets positioned above the oven floor. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060533 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING COKE PLANT OPERATION AND OUTPUT - The present technology is generally directed to methods of increasing coke production rates for coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a false door system with a false door that is vertically oriented to maximize an amount of coal being charged into the oven. A lower extension plate associated with embodiments of the false door is selectively, automatically extended beyond a lower end portion of the false door in order to extend an effective length of the false door. In other embodiments an extension plate may be coupled with an existing false door having an angled front surface to provide the existing false door with a vertically oriented face. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060534 | COKE OVEN CHARGING SYSTEM - The present technology is generally directed to coal charging systems used with coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, charging plates extend outwardly from inward faces of opposing wings. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060535 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOVERING CARBON FIBRES FROM CARBON-FIBRE CONTAINING PLASTICS - The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for recovering (recycling) carbon fibers from carbon fiber-containing plastics, in particular from carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFPs), preferably from carbon fiber-containing and/or carbon fiber-reinforced composites (composite materials), and also to the recycled carbon fibers obtainable by the process according to the invention and the use thereof. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060536 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING COKE PLANT OPERATION AND OUTPUT - The present technology is generally directed to methods of increasing coal processing rates for coke ovens. In various embodiments, the present technology is applied to methods of coking relatively small coal charges over relatively short time periods, resulting in an increase in coal processing rate. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly and forwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, a false door system includes a false door that is vertically oriented to maximize an amount of coal being charged into the oven. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060537 | RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE AND ZERO EMISSION POWER SYSTEM - The invention provides an energy system comprising a fuel processor for receiving a hydrocarbon fuel and for catalytically converting the hydrocarbon fuel into a reformate, an electric heating apparatus coupled to the fuel processor for providing thermal energy to the fuel processor, an energy source coupled to the electric heating apparatus for providing power thereto, and a catalytic reactor for processing the reformate and for converting the reformate into a liquid fuel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060538 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING BIORENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS WITH REDUCED EXTERNAL SULFIDING AGENT INPUT - Methods and apparatuses for processing biorenewable feedstocks are disclosed. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, a method for processing a biorenewable feedstock includes the steps of combining an untreated, diesel boiling range petroleum distillate feedstock comprising sulfur with the biorenewable feedstock to form a combined feedstock and contacting the combined feedstock with a deoxygenation catalyst in the presence of hydrogen gas to form a deoxygenated, biorenewable product. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060539 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING BIO-OIL DERIVED FROM BIOMASS PYROLYSIS - A method for modifying bio-oil derived from biomass pyrolysis, the method including: 1) adding an inorganic salt and an organic demulsifier to a bio-oil; oscillating or stirring the resulting mixture, and resting the resulting mixture, to yield a lower layer being an aqueous solution and an upper layer being the bio-oil, and collecting the bio-oil; 2) employing a zeolite molecular sieve-loaded clay as a catalyst, and aging the catalyst using pure steam, to yield a modified catalyst; and 3) adding the modified catalyst obtained in 2) to a conventional catalytic cracking reactor, injecting the bio-oil obtained in 1) to the conventional catalytic cracking reactor using a piston pump, and allowing the bio-oil to react under a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of between 6 and 15 h | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060540 | USE OF RENEWABLE OIL IN HYDROTREATMENT PROCESS - The use of bio oil from at least one renewable source in a hydrotreatment process, in which process hydrocarbons are formed from said glyceride oil in a catalytic reaction, and the iron content of said bio oil is less than 1 w-ppm calculated as elemental iron. A bio oil intermediate including bio oil from at least one renewable source and the iron content of said bio oil is less than 1 w-ppm calculated as elemental iron. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060541 | FLUID INJECTION NOZZLE FOR FLUID BED REACTORS - The liquid feed nozzle assemblies for a circulating fluid bed reactor comprise (i) a throttle body premixer to combine liquid feed with atomization steam to form a liquid feed/steam mixture comprising gas bubbles in liquid; (ii) a conduit connected to the premixer and to a discharge nozzle to convey a flow of the liquid/steam mixture created by the premixer to the nozzle body; (iii) a discharge nozzle connected to the flow conduit to shear the liquid feed/steam mixture to create liquid feed droplets of reduced size and (iv) a disperser at the outlet of the discharge nozzle to provide a spray jet of liquid feed having an increased surface area relative to a cylindrical jet. The nozzle assembles are particularly useful in fluid coking units using heavy oil feeds such a tar sands bitumen. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060542 | FLUIDIZED BED UNIT STARTUP - The startup of a fluidized bed process unit uses an air heater to raise the temperature of the unit to the level necessary for operation of the unit to be self-sustaining in its normal operating regime without the use of torch oil. This startup sequence is particularly useful for fluidized bed units which utilize a circulating catalyst with particular emphasis on endothermic conversion units such as FCC and Resid Catalytic Cracking (RCC), but also on other catalytic units with circulating catalyst inventories such as various exothermic conversion, e.g. methanol conversion, processes. Elimination of the torch oil injection enables catalyst selectivity/activity to be retained during startup and at any other time that the heat requirement of the unit cannot be met by the internal functioning of the process, e.g. by coke generation during the reaction and combustion during regeneration of the catalysts or during the reaction itself. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060543 | Treatment process and apparatus for reducing high viscosity in petroleum products, derivatives, and hydrocarbon emulsions, and the like - The reduction of viscosity of petroleum products and hydrocarbon emulsions and the like is effected by applying electrodynamic shocks unto a foaming streamflow of the high viscosity emulsion to create a densely whirled streamflow by agitation with a high radial gradient of pressure. Chemical bonding breakup and destruction of long structured molecules of paraffin occur in the emulsion to result in the formations of free radicals and carbamides, and separation of a processed mixture into light and heavy fractions. The process alters the physiochemical properties of the emulsion to cause decrease of density, and the reduction of viscosity. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060544 | FIXED BED APPARATUS WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING HYDROCARBONS USING THE SAME - Clay treatment apparatuses and methods for processing hydrocarbon products using clay treatment apparatuses are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a clay treatment apparatus includes a vessel enclosing an interior space, an active clay material disposed within the interior space of the vessel, and a clay retention structure positioned above a bottom head portion of the vessel. The clay retention structure includes a wire mesh coupled with a perforated plate. In another exemplary embodiment, a method for processing a hydrocarbon product includes the steps of contacting the hydrocarbon product with an active clay material within an interior space of a vessel and passing the hydrocarbon product through a clay retention structure that includes a wire mesh and a perforated plate. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060545 | STABILIZATION OF JET FUEL - The stability of distillate type jet fuels is improved by cathodic hydrogenation in an electrolytic cell with a proton permeable membrane separating cathode and anode compartments; a source of hydrogen is oxidized in the anode compartment to form protons which permeate the membrane to effect a cathodic reduction of the nitrogenous components of the fuel in the cathode compartment. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060546 | DESALTER/DEHYDRATOR SYSTEM - A desalter/dehydrator system that comprises a pressure vessel, and first and second distribution headers disposed within the pressure vessel. The first distribution header is configured to inject an oil/water emulsion at a location within an electric field generated within the pressure vessel. The second distribution header is configured to inject the oil/water emulsion at a location below an electric field generated within the pressure vessel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060547 | HYDROPROCESSING WITH DRUM BLANKETING GAS COMPOSITIONAL CONTROL - A catalytic naphtha hydrodesulfurization process is operated in a process unit having a surge drum with equipped for gas blanketing with a blanketing gas containing controlled levels of CO and CO | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060548 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HYDROPROCESSING HYDROCARBONS - Methods and apparatuses for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon stream are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of hydroprocessing the hydrocarbon stream includes hydrocracking the hydrocarbon stream in a first hydrocracking stage in the presence of a first hydrocracking catalyst to produce a first conversion stream. Components from the first conversion stream are treated in a downstream processing stage in the presence of a downstream resid hydrotreating catalyst to produce a second conversion stream. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060549 | PROCESS FOR PARTIAL UPGRADING OF HEAVY AND/OR EXTRA-HEAVY CRUDE OILS FOR TRANSPORTATION - The present invention relates to a process for the partial upgrading of properties of heavy and/or extra-heavy crude oil by low severity catalytic hydrotreatment in only one reaction step. The process of the present invention is obtained upgraded oil with properties required for its transportation from offshore platforms either to maritime terminal or to refining centers. The process reduces the viscosity of heavy and/or extra-heavy crude oil, and decreases the concentration of impurities, such as sulfur, nitrogen, and metals, in such a way that heavy and/or extra-heavy crude oils can be transported to maritime terminals or to refining centers. The process increases the lifetime of the catalyst and decreased operating costs by reducing consumption of utilities because the operation of the process is carried out at lower severity. The partially upgraded oils obtained in this process can be transported directly to the maritime terminals or to existing refineries. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060550 | UPGRADING HEAVY OILS BY SELECTIVE OXIDATION - A heavy petroleum oil feed is upgraded by having its amenability to cracking improved by subjecting the oil to selective partial oxidation with a catalytic oxidation system to partially oxidize aromatic ring systems in the heavy oil. The partially oxidized oil can then be cracked in the conventional manner but at lower severities to lower molecular weight cracking products. The cracking following the partial oxidation step may be thermal in nature as by thermal cracking, delayed, contact or fluid coking or fluid catalytic cracking or hydrogenative as in hydrocracking. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060551 | HYDROHALOGENATION OF VINYL TERMINATED POLYMERS AND THEIR FUNCTIONALIZED DERIVATIVES FOR FOULING MITIGATION IN HYDROCARBON REFINING PROCESSES - A compound useful for reducing fouling in a hydrocarbon refining process is provided. A method for preparing the compound includes hydrohalogenating a polymer having a vinyl chain end to obtain a halogen-containing terminal group, and reacting the terminal group with a polyamine. Methods of using the compound and compositions thereof are also provided. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060552 | POLYALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE DERIVATIVES AS ADDITIVES FOR FOULING MITIGATION IN PETROLEUM REFINERY PROCESSES - The present invention provides a method for reducing fouling, including particulate-induced fouling, in a hydrocarbon refining process including the steps of providing a crude hydrocarbon for a refining process; adding at least one polyalkyl succinic anhydride derivative additive disclosed herein. The additive can be complexed with a boronating agent, such as boric acid, to yield a boron-containing polyalkyl succinic anhydride derivative. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060553 | REFORMED GAS AS FUEL FOR PRIMARY REFORMER DURING STARTUP - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for recovery of reformed gas produced in a methanol plant during startup. In one aspect, the method for recovery of a reformed gas produced in a methanol plant during startup comprising: a) decreasing the temperature of the methanol plant reformed gas comprising (1) water in an amount no greater than 2.5 wt %, based on the total weight of the reformed gas, (2) methane in an amount that ranges from 1 wt % to 8 wt %, based on the total weight of the reformed gas, (3) hydrogen, (4) nitrogen, (5) carbon dioxide, and (6) carbon monoxide, to remove at least some of the water from the reformed gas; and b) using the water removed reformed gas as fuel in a steam reformer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060554 | Gaseous Fuel Wobbe Index Modification Skid - A method of regulating a Modified Wobbe index number (MWI) of a multi-composition gas fuel supplied to one or more combustors of a gas turbine is disclosed. A rapid temperature swing absorber comprising a skid or platform comprising one or more reactor vessels is also disclosed, the one or more vessels comprising a plurality of hollow fibers each of which is impregnated by one or more sorbents for the separation of one or more deleterious gases from a fuel stream. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060555 | Method to Produce Charcoal Without Producing Bio Oil Through Pyrolysis of Woody Biomass - A biomass processing system produces charcoal briquettes in a closed loop system. The system includes a first and second torrefaction/drying augers drying green raw sawdust and providing the dried material to a carbonizing auger. Charcoal released from the carbonizing auger is formed into charcoal briquettes. Process gas created during the charcoal production is used to provide heat required by the process. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060556 | ORGANIC FUEL PRODUCTS AND FIRE STARTERS - Ecologically friendly and organically composed fuel products and fire starters are presented. The composition of products and starters includes, but is not limited to: 58 to 60 percent decomposed straw, 38 percent horse or cow manure, and optionally, two percent hay mixture from various blends used as feed, and two percent straw dust from material pounded on by animals. During a formation process the composition is subjected to a number of steps with the end product being a hydraulically compressed fuel log, brick, ball, block, briquette, blank, pellet, and the like, dried to a less than 10 percent moisture content. While the process is applicable to formation of organic fuel products and fire starters, other ingredients may be used to produce other types of fuel products, both organic and inorganic, including wood chips, other kinds of animal manure. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060557 | Method for producing biofuel and use of biofuel - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a biofuel from a vegetable-based biomaterial by performing the manufacture in an integrated manner, in such a way that the biomaterial is made finer and dried with the aid of heat brought from a heat-releasing process, when the drying is finally performed after the finer making stage, optionally in such a way that drying is started already in connection with finer making. The invention also relates to a biofuel manufactured in this manner and the use of the fuel in question. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060558 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ASH-FREE COAL - A method for producing an ashless coal which includes a slurry preparation step, an extraction step, a separation step, an ashless coal acquirement step, and a by-product acquirement step. The separation step is conducted under the state of being pressurized to a pressure equal to or higher than a vapor pressure of the solvent. In the by-product acquirement step, the solvent is evaporated and separated from the solid content-concentrated slurry by spraying the solid content-concentrated slurry into a flash tank in which a pressure is set to lower than a saturation pressure of the solid content-concentrated slurry from a spray nozzle while maintaining a pressure of the solid content-concentrated slurry in a nozzle orifice of the spray nozzle at a level equal to or higher than the vapor pressure of the solvent. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060559 | FIRELOG AND METHOD OF MAKING A FIRELOG - The present invention relates to a method of making a firelog, as well as to a firelog itself, and methods of using the firelog. The method of the present invention allows firelogs to be made that burn very cleanly. This is advantageous for the environment. Furthermore, the firelogs of the present invention can be burnt in a conventional fireplace, or in a stove. This is in contrast to the presently available firelogs which cannot be burnt in a stove. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060560 | Process For Alaknolamide Synthesis - The present invention is directed to a process of making alkanolamides wherein the “aging” time is reduced and the diethanol amide to ester ratio in the finished product is increased. Further provided is an additive composition comprising an alkanolamide which contains a reduced amount of DEA and BHEP. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060561 | POLYALKYLENE GLYCOLS USEFUL AS LUBRICANT ADDITIVES FOR HYDROCARBON BASE OILS - Provided are lubricant compositions comprising a base oil, a polyoxypropylene polymer, and a butyleneoxy based polyoxyalkylene polymer. The base oil, polyoxypropylene polymer and polyoxyalkylene polymer are soluble with one another. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060562 | 2-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CYLINDER LINER LUBRICATING COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a lubricating composition comprising: an oil of lubricating viscosity; 3 wt % to 30 wt % of an alkaline earth or alkali metal sulphonate detergent; and an oil-soluble polyalkylene glycol having a distribution of molecular weight such that the molecules thereof have a weight of 2500 to less than 10,000 Daltons and comprise 0.05 wt % to 3 wt % of the lubricating composition. The invention further provides a method of lubricating a 2-stroke internal combustion engine cylinder liner (and piston) with the lubricating composition. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060563 | ENGINE OIL ADDITIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING NANODIAMOND AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME - The present invention relates to an engine oil additive composition, whereby a hydrophobically surface-modified nanodiamond is capable of being stably dispersed in oil for a long time by being used together with a specific dispersant. According to the present invention, the nanodiamond is stably dispersed in the engine oil for a long time, thereby reducing friction and abrasion of the machine such as an engine and thus improving fuel efficiency. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060564 | LUBRICATING COATING COMPOSITION AND COMPRESSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A lubricating coating composition and a compressor including a sliding member coated with the lubricating coating composition. The lubricating coating composition includes a thermosetting or thermoplastic polyimide-based resin as a binder, a solid lubricant, various solvents, and other additives at a controlled ratio. The compressor includes a first member including a first sliding surface and a second member moving relative to the first member including a second sliding surface. The lubricating coating composition is applied to the first sliding surface or the second sliding surface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060565 | PROCESS FOR PURIFYING OILS AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED FROM THE PURIFIED OILS - Processes for purifying used cooking oil, and for isolating fractions from the used cooking oil that can be used in biodiesel and lubricant compositions, are described. Winterization of used cooking oil allows separation of particulate impurities, and the resulting oil can be further winterized to allow the oil to separate into fractions which include relatively higher and relatively lower FFA concentrations than the starting oil. Fractions can then be isolated, and those fractions with sufficiently low FFA concentrations can be used in biodiesel applications, and fractions with relatively higher FFA concentrations can be used in certain lubricant formulations, including chain saw lubricants and mould release oil compositions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060566 | BLOWN AND STRIPPED PLANT-BASED OILS - A method for producing a high viscosity, low volatiles blown stripped plant-based oil is provided. The method may include the steps of: (i) obtaining a plant-based oil; (ii) heating the oil to at least 90C; (iii) passing air through the heated lilt to produce a blown oil having a viscosity of at least 200 cSt at 40C; (iv) stripping the blown oil from step (iii) to reduce an acid value of the blown oil to from 5 mg KOH/g to about 9 rag KOH/g; (v) adding a polyol to the stripped oil from (iv), and (vi) stripping the oil from step (v) to reduce the acid value of the oil to less than 5.0 mg KOH/g or less. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060567 | A PROCESS FOR TREATING FATS AND OILS - Disclosed is a process for de-acidification of fats and oils, to obtain micronutrients, to obtain a fatty acid product, and recovery of refined oils, comprising: feeding pre-treated oil feed stream to a vacuum steam stripping section, stripping off volatile phases. Feeding the stripped off the volatile phases to a condensing stage providing a condensed phase and a vapour phase. Sending the condensed phase to a vacuum distillation operation and sending the vapour phase to a cold condensation stage. Subjecting the condensed phase to a vacuum distillation operation, and obtaining a high temperature distillate and a stream of volatiles. Feeding the vapour phase from the high temperature condensing stage along with the stream of volatiles from the vacuum distillation operation to the cold condensation stage obtaining a stream of non-condensable gases and a cold temperature distillate, letting the stream of non-condensable gases continue to a vacuum system, and recovering from the vacuum steam stripping section a stream of refined oil. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060568 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING AQUEOUS ENZYMATIC DEGUMMING OF VEGETABLE OILS - A method for degumming vegetable oils or reducing the oil content in vegetable oil gum using at least one glycoside-breaking enzyme, wherein the at least one glycoside-breaking enzyme does not exhibit phospholipase or acyltransferase activity, and the composition does not contain phospholipase or acyltransferase. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060569 | CYCLODODECADIENONE DERIVATIVES AS PERFUMING INGREDIENTS - The present invention relates to compounds of formula | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060570 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC POLYMER - Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060571 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC POLYMER - Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060572 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC POLYMER - Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060573 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC POLYMER - Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060574 | METHOD OF TREATING A FABRIC - A method of treating a fabric, where the method includes a washing step and a rinsing step. A multi-component fabric treatment system, wherein the system includes a first component comprising a detergent composition, and where the system further includes a second component comprising a softener composition. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060575 | METHOD OF PREPARING A DETERGENT COMPOSITION - A method of preparing a detergent composition that includes anionic surfactant, silicone, and cationic polymer. Detergent compositions prepared according the method. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060576 | FLUORO-INORGANICS FOR INHIBITING OR REMOVING SILICA OR METAL SILICATE DEPOSITS - The present invention generally relates to methods for removing silica or silicate deposits comprising contacting a cleaning composition with a surface in contact with a liquid containing silica or silicates, wherein the cleaning composition comprises a salt of a nitrogen base having a fluoro inorganic anion. In particular, these methods for removing silica or silicate deposits can be used in steam generators, evaporators, heat exchangers, and the like that are used in produced water plant unit operations. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060577 | METHOD OF GENERATING CARBONATE IN SITU IN A USE SOLUTION AND OF BUFFERED ALKALINE CLEANING UNDER AN ENRICHED CO2 ATMOSPHERE - The invention is directed to methods of generating carbonate in situ in a use solution under an enriched CO | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060578 | CLEANING COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH SELF-ADHESION AND PROVIDING RESIDUAL BENEFITS - A composition for treating a hard surface. The composition has: (a) at least one adhesion promoter; (b) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of: anionic, non-ionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic, and combinations thereof; (c) mineral oil; (d) water; (e) optionally, at least one solvent; and wherein the composition is self-adhering upon application to a surface to be treated, and wherein the composition provides a wet film to said surface when water passes over said composition and surface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060579 | SOLID RINSE AID COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYACRYLIC ACID - Solid rinse aid compositions, methods of use, and methods of making said composition are disclosed. Rinse aid is provided by a solidification agent, a sheeting agent, a defoamer component, and a polyacrylic acid homopolymer or alkali metal salt thereof forming a solid compositions. Preferred solidification agents include aromatic sulfonates. Preferred sheeting agents include one or more alcohol ethyoxylates. Preferred defoamer components include a polymer compound including one or more ethylene oxide groups. The solid rinse aid compositions are preferably substantially free of sulfate and sulfate-containing compounds. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060580 | SOFTENER COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a softener composition, which attaches onto the fabric during the rinsing process, and thus enables the fabric to have the anti-ultraviolet function. The softener composition comprises (A) 0.05 to 50 wt % of polyurethane-based polymeric UV light absorber, (B) 2 to 15 wt % of cationic softener, and (C) 35 to 97 wt % of water. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060581 | ORGANOSILICONES - The present application relates to organosilicones and compositions such as consumer products comprising such organosilicones, as well as processes for making and using such organosilicones and such compositions. Such compositions comprising such organosilicones are easier to formulate, and provide more economical and superior care benefits when compared to current silicone containing compositions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060582 | METHOD OF LAUNDERING FABRIC - The present invention relates to a method of laundering fabric using a laundry washing liquor containing a relatively low Through-The-Wash (TTW) dosage of a diphenyl ether anti-microbial agent. Such relatively low TTW ranges from about 0.25 to about 1 ppm, but it surprisingly and unexpectedly exhibits antimicrobial effect that is comparable with higher TTW dosage. The present invention also relates to anti-microbial laundry detergent compositions designed for delivering, or laundry washing liquors that contain, such a low TTW dosage of the diphenyl ether anti-microbial agent. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060583 | NON-FLAMMABLE TERNARY CLEANING COMPOSITIONS - A non-flammable ternary liquid cleaner is formulated from a first solvent that is a dichloroethylene, a second solvent that is a hydrofluorocarbon and a third solvent that is a fluoroketone having low flammability. The dichloroethylene is present in a concentration of at about 50 percent to about 60 percent by weight of the cleaner, the hydrofluorocarbon is present in a concentration of about 25 percent to about 35 percent by weight of the cleaner and the fluoroketone is present in a concentration of at about 13 percent to about 25 percent by weight of the cleaner. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060584 | CLEANING AGENT FOR METAL WIRING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - It is a subject of the present invention to provide a cleaning agent for a substrate having a metal wiring, and a cleaning method for a semiconductor substrate comprising that the cleaning agent is used, by which following effects (1) to (5) are obtained, in a cleaning process after chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device. (1) Residues of fine particles (polishing agents) used in the CMP process, fine particles (metal particles) derived from a polished metal, an anticorrosive, and the like, can be removed sufficiently. (2) A coating film (protective film: oxidation resistant film) on a surface of the metal wiring, containing a complex between an anticorrosive, such as benzotriazole or quinaldic acid, and a surface metal of the metal wiring, formed in the CMP process, can be removed (stripped) sufficiently. (3) An oxide film containing a metal oxide can be formed after removal (stripping) of the coating film. (4) A semiconductor substrate can be obtained stably for a long period of time, without impairing flatness of the surface of the metal wiring (the surface of the oxide film containing the metal oxide), even leaving a substrate after the cleaning process after the CMP. (5) It is hard to deteriorate even after using the cleaning agent for a long period of time. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060585 | Consumer Beer Additive - The present invention provides a method for a consumer to enhance the quality of an average glass or pitcher of beer at the point of consumption by placing an additive into the glass or pitcher and allowing its extracts to mix with the beer. The mixture of food grade chemicals and natural improves the beer drinking experience in the major physical and sensory aspects that make for an above average beer. These include but are not limited to: an increased bitterness and an improved aroma and flavor of hops and a darker appearance. The method of the present invention allows a beer consumer to improve their sensory experience while drinking the treated beer. This additive can be stored in individual plastic or foil pouches or glass or containers intended to be carried in the pocket when visiting bars, restaurants, sporting events, or other drinking establishments or events that serve beer or make beer available. The additive is also intended to contain preservatives that allow for a minimum six month shelf life at room temperature or slightly higher temperatures. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060586 | Photobioreactor, System And Method Of Use - Photobioreactors having a vertically-oriented enclosure with a thin panel shape, systems, and methods for using the same to culture productive organisms to accumulate biomass and/or make biofuels or other chemical products. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMESTIBLE PROTEIN MEAL AND FUEL FROM A FEEDSTOCK - A method for making comestible protein meal includes: producing an alcohol based fuel (such as ethanol) from a starch-based plant feedstock (such as duckweed); then separating stillage that remains afterwards into solids and a thin stillage; drying the solids to a comestible protein meal (minimum 40% protein); and recycling the thin stillage as plant fertilizer. Another method includes: determining a desired amino acid profile; while producing ethanol from a plant feedstock in a process that comprises a fermentation stage, adding a reagent prior to the fermentation stage to adjust an amount of an amino acid output from the fermentation stage to match an amount of the amino acid in the desired amino acid profile; separating stillage remaining after producing the ethanol into solids and a thin stillage; and drying the solids to a comestible protein meal comprising the amount of the amino acid. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060588 | CULTURE SYSTEM FOR PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND METHOD FOR SUBCULTURING PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS - A culture system has a culture bag for suspending and culturing pluripotent stem cells in a culture medium; a waste liquid container for storing used culture medium that is connected to the culture bag; a fresh medium container for storing a fresh culture medium that is connected to the culture bag; three-way stopcocks for switching flow channels from the culture bag to the waste liquid container or the fresh culture medium container, etc.; a trap portion for trapping the pluripotent stem cells in the culture medium in the flow toward the waste liquid container side; and a filter portion for subculturing that is formed in fourth and fifth flow channels in parallel to a first flow channel. The first flow channel connects the trap part to the culture bag, and has a mesh by which a cell mass of the pluripotent stem cells can be divided. A pump is used to pump the liquid in the individual flow channels. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060589 | PARTICLE TRANSPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present invention provides a particle transporting system including a holder, a vibrator and a tube. The vibrator connects the holder to provide vibration to the holder. The tube spirally surrounds the holder. A method of operating a particle transporting system is provided. The method includes the following steps: (a) providing a particle transporting system as shown above; (b) injecting a sample fluid with plural particles into the tube; and (c) transporting the sample fluid with the particles to a target apparatus with vibration provided by the vibrator. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060590 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE CONDITIONS OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND A REACTOR FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The method of pH controlling during electrolytic fermentation processes of the organic substrates includes placing the biological and chemical reagents in a fermentation tank, placing the electrodes powered by the direct current in the fermentation tank chambers, switching on the constant voltage initiating electrolytic processes with a value from 0.1 to 50 V, generating H+ or OH− ions around the electrodes, reading the data from the glass electrode, changing the power parameters of electrodes, depending on the set pH value of the reaction medium, and starting a pump metering the liquid from the auxiliary chamber into the fermentation tank chamber through a dispensing connector. The object of the invention is also the reactor for carrying out this method. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060591 | FEED MEDIA - The invention provides stable feed media containing pyruvate and methods for stabilizing feed media by adding pyruvate. The invention further provides methods for producing proteins using such media and proteins produced through the use of such methods. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060592 | TISSUE ENGINEERED MODEL - A tissue engineered model (TEM) structure, an apparatus and method for making a TEM structure, and methods of using a TEM structure are disclosed. In an embodiment, the TEM structure includes at least one TEM segment. Each TEM segment includes a frame defining a bounded area, the frame having a height, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge, each of the first edge and the second edge defining a perimeter of the bounded area, and the height defining a distance between the first edge and the second edge; a membrane affixed to the first edge about a perimeter of the frame; and a solidified gel and cell matrix disposed within the bounded area within the frame, wherein the solidified gel and cell matrix substantially fills a volume defined by the bounded area and the height of the frame. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060593 | BLASTOID, CELL LINE BASED ARTIFICIAL BLASTOCYST - The invention relates to a method for making an at least double layered cell aggregate and/or an artificial blastocyst, and/or a further-developed blastoid termed blastoid, by forming a double layered cell aggregate from at least one trophoblast cell and at least one pluripotent and/or totipotent cell, and culturing said aggregate to obtain an artificial blastocyst. This artificial blastocyst has a trophectoderm-like tissue that surrounds a blastocoel and an inner cell mass-like tissue. The cell aggregate can be formed from toti- or pluripotent stem cell types, or induced pluripotent stem cell types, in combination with trophoblast stem cells. Formation of a blastoid can be achieved by culturing the cell aggregate in a medium preferably comprising one or more of a Rho/ROCK inhibitor, a Wnt pathway modulator, a PKA pathway modulator, a PKC pathway modulator, a MAPK pathway modulator, a STAT pathway modulator, an Akt pathway modulator, a Tgf pathway modulator and a Hippo pathway modulator. The invention further relates to a method for growing an at least double layered cell aggregate into an artificial blastocyst, and into a further-developed blastoid, a fetus or a live animal. The invention further pertains to an in vitro cell culture comprising the mentioned compounds and/or cell aggregates. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060594 | ISOLATION OF NON-EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS AND USES THEREOF - The invention described herein relates to methods of isolating non-embryonic stem cell, e.g., adult stem cell, from a non-embryonic tissue, e.g., an adult tissue or organ. Non-embryonic stem cells (e.g., adult stem cells) thus isolated from the various tissues or organs can self-renew or propagate indefinitely in vitro, are multipotent and can differentiate into the various differentiated cell types normally found within the tissue or organ from which the stem cells are isolated. In addition, the isolated stem cells can be propagated through clonal expansion of a single isolated stem cell, to produce a clone of which at least about 40%, 70%, or 90% or more cells within the clone can be further passaged as single cell originated clones. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060595 | METHODS AND MEDIA FOR DIFFERENTIATING EYE CELLS - Here is provided a novel differentiation protocol, which was experimentally shown to give rise to corneal epithelial precursor cells or early pigmented RPE precursor cells in defined and xeno-free conditions. The early precursor cells may be further maturated towards corneal epithelium cells, stratified corneal epithelium or mature RPE cells. Such cells may contribute to treatment and research of corneal and retinal conditions, diseases, pathologies as well as toxicology and drug development. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060596 | METHODS FOR OBTAINING RETINAL PROGENITORS, RETINAL PIGMENTED EPITHELIAL CELLS AND NEURAL RETINAL CELLS - A method for in vitro obtaining human retinal progenitors, includes the steps of (i) placing an adherent culture of human pluripotent stem cells in a pro-neural medium; and (ii) maintaining this culture in the pro-neural medium until the appearance of pigmented cells and/or of neuroepithelial-like structures. Additional steps can be performed to obtain RPE cells and/or precursors of the neural retina. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060597 | FUNCTIONAL MYELINATION OF NEURONS - Hair follicle bulge region/LLP region CD34(+) MeSCs can be isolated from mammalian skin bearing hair follicles. These cells are multipotent and retain the ability to differentiate into cells of neural crest lineage, including glia-like cells that express the glial marker Gfap, and are able to express myelin basic protein, and to remyelinate naked (unmyelinated or demyelinated) neuronal processes with a functional, dense myelin sheath. These cells of neural crest lineage can be used to produce a dense myelin sheath on neurons which lack myelin due to genetic defect, trauma, toxin, infection, or disease process. Therefore, embodiments of the invention provide methods for preparing such cells, the cells themselves and compositions containing the cells, as well as methods for using the cells. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060598 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR INFLUENCING THE STABILITY OF ANTIBODY PRODUCING CELLS - The invention provides a method for influencing the stability of an antibody producing cell, comprising directly or indirectly influencing the amount of BCL6 and/or Blimp 1 expression product within said antibody producing cell. Stable antibody producing cells and cell lines are also provided, as well as methods for producing antibodies using such cells and/or cell lines. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060599 | DENDRITIC CELL TUMOR VACCINE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A method of preparing the dendritic cell tumor vaccine includes steps as follows. A tumor specimen is primarily isolated and cultured to obtain a plurality of tumor cells. Cancer stem cells having a specific cell surface marker are sorted from the tumor cells. The cancer stem cells are irradiated with a radiation. A plurality of dendritic cells are provided. The dendritic cells and the cancer stem cells irradiated with the radiation are co-cultured for activating the dendritic cells into cancer-stem-cell-antigen-presenting dendritic cells to obtain the dendritic cell tumor vaccine. The dendritic cell tumor vaccine is a mixture of the cancer-stem-cell-antigen-presenting dendritic cells and the cancer stem cells. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060600 | METHOD FOR INDUCING HEMOBLAST DIFFERENTIATION - The present invention relates to the in vitro production of erythrocytes/granulocytes and to the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome using a method for inducing hemoblast differentiation. The present invention provides a media composition comprising gelsolin as an active ingredient for inducing the differentiation of hematopoietic precursor cells into erythrocytes/granulocytes, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising gelsolin as an active ingredient for treating myelodysplastic syndrome. Since the composition of the present invention improves the efficiency of differentiation of hematopoietic precursor cells into erythrocytes/granulocytes while maintaining a low rate of occurrence of cell dysplasia and having the effect of improving the enucleation rate and cell survivability, the present invention can be effectively used for producing erythrocytes/granulocytes in vitro and for treating myelodysplastic syndrome. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060601 | MEDIUM COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RED BLOOD CELLS USING SAME - The present invention provides a method of producing erythrocytes, including efficiently differentiating hematopoietic stem cells and/or a hematopoietic progenitor cells into erythrocytes by using a medium composition having an effect of homogeneously dispersing the hematopoietic stem cells and/or the hematopoietic progenitor cells and maintaining a floating state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060602 | FUSION MIXTURE - The invention relates to a fusion mixture for the lipid-containing membrane modification of an arbitrary target membrane, a cell membrane, a constituent of a cell membrane or a cell membrane separated from remaining cell constituents, in vivo or in vitro, comprising a positively charged amphipathic molecule A and an aromatic molecule B, wherein the molecule of type A and the molecule of type B are present at a ratio A:B of 1:0:02 to 1:2 mol/mol. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060603 | FORMULATION OF SUGAR SOLUTIONS FOR CONTINUOUS ULTRACENTRIFUGATION FOR VIRUS PURIFICATION - The present invention provides a method for purification of a virus or virus antigen comprising providing a virus preparation and centrifugation of said virus preparation in a gradient of a sugar established by the addition of two or more buffered sugar layers of different concentration. The method leads to higher yields and reduces unwanted aggregation of the virus or virus antigen by increasing the volume of the peak pool. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060604 | MUTANT CYANOBACTERIA AND METHOD TO ENHANCE PHOTOSYNTHETIC GROWTH AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION OF CYANOBACTERIA - The present invention relates to a mutant cyanobacterium and a method to increase photosynthetic growth and/or biomass production of cyanobacteria by using the same. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060605 | FRATAXIN MUTANTS - Described herein are compositions and methods for treating Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA). In some aspects, mutant forms of frataxin which are resistant to ubiquitination are provided. In some aspects, pharmaceutical compositions comprising mutant frataxin are provided. In further aspects, methods of using mutant frataxin are provided. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060606 | ACYLTRANSFERASES AND USES THEREOF IN FATTY ACID PRODUCTION - The present invention pertains to the recombinant manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Specifically, it relates to acyltransferase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding said acyltransferases as well as vectors, host cells, non-human transgenic organisms containing said polynucleotides. Moreover, the present invention contemplates methods for the manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as oils obtained by such methods. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060607 | NOVEL COMPOSITIONS WITH POLYMERASE ACTIVITY - The invention provides novel compositions with polymerase activity and methods of using the compositions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060608 | LIPASES, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THEM AND THEIR USES - A lipase comprising a polypeptide or peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-19 and the polynucleotides encoding the lipases is disclosed. The lipases and nucleic acid sequences encoding these lipases can be used in the preparation of polymers, in formulations which may comprise detergents, as catalysts, in the preparation of bioplastics, as part of diagnostic kits, in the preparation of biofuels and for the prevention and/or treatment of a disease. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060609 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - The invention provides hydrolases, polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., an esterase, acylase, lipase, phospholipase (e.g., phospholipase A, B, C and D activity, patatin activity, lipid acyl hydrolase (LAH) activity) or protease activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant hydrolase activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The hydrolase activities of the polypeptides and peptides of the invention include esterase activity, lipase activity (hydrolysis of lipids), acidolysis reactions (to replace an esterified fatty acid with a free fatty acid), transesterification reactions (exchange of fatty acids between triglycerides), ester synthesis, ester interchange reactions, phospholipase activity and protease activity (hydrolysis of peptide bonds). The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts, including the manufacture of cosmetics and nutraceuticals. In another aspect, the polypeptides of the invention are used to synthesize enantiomerically pure chiral products. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060610 | Site-Specific Enzymes And Methods Of Use - The present invention provides polypeptides related to | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060611 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING THERMOLYSIN PROTEASE VARIANTS - The present invention provides serine protease—thermoslysine—variants produced there from. Specifically, the present invention provides serine protease variants having one or more substitutions as compared to a reference serine protease. In addition, the present invention provides compositions comprising these serine protease variants. In some embodiments, the present invention provides cleaning compositions comprising at least one of these serine protease variants. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060612 | Method of Isolating and Purifying Fusion Protein Comprising Factor VII - The present invention provides a method of isolating and purifying a fusion protein comprising factor VII, and more specifically relates to a method of isolating and purifying a fusion protein comprising factor VII and transferrin, to a high degree of purity. Because the present invention provides a method whereby a recombinant fusion protein comprising factor VII can be isolated and purified to a high degree of purity, the invention is useful in producing a pharmaceutical preparation comprising factor VII that can be used in situations in which copious bleeding occurs such as surgery. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060613 | Pegylated L-asparaginase - Disclosed is a conjugate of a protein having substantial L-asparagine aminohydrolase activity and polyethylene glycol. In particular, the polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight less than or equal to about 5000 Da and the protein is an L-asparaginase from | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060614 | Thrombin Solution And Methods Of Use Thereof - Provided are methods for lyophilization of an aqueous thrombin solution, thrombin solutions for use in such lyophilization methods, and solid thrombin compositions produced by such methods. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060615 | DEVICE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, SEPARATION AND / OR CELL TYPE-SPECIFIC MANIPULATION OF AT LEAST ONE CELL OF A CELLULAR SYSTEM - The invention, in part, relates to devices for the identification, separation, and/or cell type-specific manipulation of at least one cell of a cellular system. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060616 | METHODS OF USING IMPROVED POLYMERASES - This invention provides for methods of sequencing and performing polymerase reactions using an improved generation of nucleic acid polymerases. The improvement is the fusion of a sequence-non-specific nucleic-acid-binding domain to the enzyme in a manner that enhances the processivity of the polymerase. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060617 | SOLID MATRIX FOR THE STORAGE OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - The present invention relates to a method for storage and subsequent lysis of a sample in which the sample is immobilized on a solid support. The solid matrix is embedded with a low concentration of both a chaotropic salt and a surfactant which act synergistically to efficiently store and lyse a biological sample. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060618 | IDENTIFYING AFFINITY-MATURED HUMAN ANTIBODIES - Antigen-specific immunoglobulin V-regions are identified from a library of nucleic acids amplified using polymerase chain reaction using leader sequence-specific forward primers. The use of leader sequence primers allows all V-region sequences to be amplified (including those with extensive 5′ end mutations) without loss of the original 5′ V gene segment sequence. These libraries can be screened for antigen-specific V-regions using eukaryotic cells engineered to express the amplified V-region-encoding nucleic acids or using bacterial phage display techniques. In the latter, a second V-region library is made using a larger than conventional set of 5′ V-region primers. The sequence errors introduced into the amplification products by this method are corrected using sequence information obtained in the products amplified by the V-region primers to screen the library created using the leader sequence primers. Amino acid sequence information from fragments of donor immunoglobulins can be used to assist in the identification of nucleic acids encoding the heavy and light chains of donor antibodies as well as to design primers to amplify such nucleic acids. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060619 | IDENTIFYING AFFINITY-MATURED HUMAN ANTIBODIES - Antigen-specific immunoglobulin V-regions are identified from a library of nucleic acids amplified using polymerase chain reaction using leader sequence-specific forward primers. The use of leader sequence primers allows all V-region sequences to be amplified (including those with extensive 5′ end mutations) without loss of the original 5′ V gene segment sequence. These libraries can be screened for antigen-specific V-regions using eukaryotic cells engineered to express the amplified V-region-encoding nucleic acids or using bacterial phage display techniques. In the latter, a second V-region library is made using a larger than conventional set of 5′ V-region primers. The sequence errors introduced into the amplification products by this method are corrected using sequence information obtained in the products amplified by the V-region primers to screen the library created using the leader sequence primers. Amino acid sequence information from fragments of donor immunoglobulins can be used to assist in the identification of nucleic acids encoding the heavy and light chains of donor antibodies as well as to design primers to amplify such nucleic acids. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060620 | THE USE OF LAMBDA-GAM PROTEIN IN RIBOSOMAL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY - Methods and systems for increasing the stability of a nucleic acid template that encodes a protein of interest in a cell free translation system or a ribosomal display reaction system are described. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid template is an RNA or mRNA. The stability of the RNA template is increased by adding the bacteriophage lambda protein Gam to the cell free extract used in the transalation system. The addition of Gam protein increases the longevity of the reaction system, thereby increasing the efficiency of the ribosomal display reaction system. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060621 | DIGITAL PCR BARCODING - Methods, compositions, and kits are provided for nucleic acid analysis, including single cell analysis. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060622 | METHODS AND KIT FOR CHARACTERIZING THE MODIFIED BASE STATUS OF A TRANSCRIPTOME - This invention relates to a method of characterizing the modified base status of a transcriptome, which involves contacting a transcriptome comprising one or more modified bases with an antibody specific to the modified bases under conditions effective to bind the antibody to the modified bases; isolating, from the transcriptome, a pool of RNA transcripts to which the antibody binds; and identifying isolated RNA transcripts that are present in a higher abundance in the isolated pool relative to the transcriptome, where each of said isolated RNA transcripts that are present in a higher abundance in the isolated pool together characterize the modified base status of the transcriptome. Also disclosed are a method of diagnosis or prognosis of a disease, a method of determining the effect of a treatment on modified base levels in RNA, and a kit for characterizing the modified base status of a transcriptome. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160060623 | METHOD OF REGULATING NFATC2 ACTIVITY IN LYMPHOCYTES - A method of decreasing NFATc2 activity in a lymphocyte includes administering to the lymphocyte an amount of an NFATc2 mRNA antagonist that binds to a binding site on the 3′UTR of NFATc2 mRNA effective to decrease the activity of NFATc2 mRNA in the lymphocyte. | 2016-03-03 |
